Super Mario Bros. Celebrates 40 Years of Jumping, Running, and Saving Princesses It’s been 40 years since Super Mario Bros. first hit arcades, and the plucky plumber with a red cap and overalls is still going strong. Mario has become one of the most recognizable characters in video game history, with his games selling over 400 million copies worldwide. Mario’s journey began in 1981 when … Continue reading Super Mario Bros
By: Shromona Malhotra Classic literature is that one genre that just feels palpably boring, but it doesn’t have to be! While classics are usually loaded with messages that do require reading between the lines and thinking critically, too often they are simply lifeless (at least to younger readers like us). However, with some digging, you’ll find some that add much-needed comedy and action to the … Continue reading 5 Classics That Are Actually Really Good
(DISCLAIMER: a possibly disturbing image is within this article!) By: Fiona Schneider For the past week a news headline has been making its rounds, “Dalai Lama asks a little boy to suck his tongue”. But wait, who is the Dalai Lama, is this story true and what happened? The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet. Tenzin Gyatso is the current and 14th Dalai … Continue reading Dalai Lama Kisses Boy?
By: Michelle Liu “The answer is absolutely not” – Saudi National Bank’s response to helping out Credit Suisse’s problem after lending money to Archegos Capital – a family capital that was doing derivatives trading with multiple investment banks. But the problem that Credit Suisse had was that they gave Archegos a very high financial leverage, ultimately, they lost 5.5 billion over Archegos. At first this … Continue reading UBS Buys Credit Suisse Bank
By: Jonathan Goldfeder We have all heard of the glass half full or half empty example. But I would like to come up with my own version of this image: a glass both filling and emptying. We live in a very chaotic world. There are so many things happening around the globe right now and it all seems very overwhelming. It may seem like everything … Continue reading The World and Our Future- Optimism
By Amaya Taylor Last Thursday, March 30, 2023, seniors across the country anxiously waited for the results of their college applications to the eight most prestigious universities in the United States. Many of these students have spent the previous three years scrambling to craft the best resumes, win the most prestigious awards, and convince several college admissions reviewers that they are more than a set … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Have an Ivy League Education?
By Jonathan Goldfeder So, what and how valuable is data? Have you ever been online, looking to buy something or searching for a product, when suddenly, you see an advertisement on an entirely different website about the exact product you are buying? Or some days later, you see an ad for another brand of the same product or an addon for that product? When you … Continue reading Why might TikTok be banned soon?
By Amaya Taylor TW/CW: This article mentions Anti-Semitism, the holocaust, and Anti-Semitic hate symbols (the swastika) On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, K-pop singer and TWICE star Chaeyoung posted an Instagram photo wearing a shirt with a swastika design on the front. The shirt displayed an image of the punk band “Sex Pistol’s” bassist Sid Vicious wearing a shirt with the emblem of Germany’s Nazi Party. … Continue reading Ignorance: A Lousy Excuse for Anti-Semitism
By Michelle Liu Again, Meta states that they will lay off 10,000 more employees. As of now, this seems like no news to us. All the word about the technology industry is either about the layoffs or Chatgpt. Most major tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and Google have recently been having layoffs. The layoffs are concerning, but what is even more concerning is the question: … Continue reading Recent Tech Layoffs: Are They Cause For Concern?
By Fiona Schneider Hans Zimmer has his name on almost every movie soundtrack, but how many people know more about him than his name or works? Hans Florian Zimmer was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 12, 1957. Zimmer began playing the piano at three but was not dedicated and lost interest after two weeks of lessons. At the age of six, he then decided … Continue reading Hans Zimmer: Who is this guy?
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